Teach children the power of being an effective decision maker. Start with giving children small choices, and involve them in solving real, gen uine problems: Offer many different choices to children...

Teach children the power of being an effective decision maker. Start with giving children small choices, and involve them in solving real, gen uine problems: Offer many different choices to children each day. Anticipate situations in which choices could be offered, and plan what those choices will b e. For instance, if you know you will be reading a story to the group, consider giving children a choice about where to sit, whether they would like to follow up the story by writing a poem or drawing a picture, or what character they would like to portray in a reenactment of the tale.